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Title: Economic Value of Academic and Vocational Training Acquired in High School
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1. Rumberger, Russell W.
Daymont, Thomas N.
Economic Value of Academic and Vocational Training Acquired in High School
IFG Project Report 82-A23 (Box 6, Folder 3). Stanford, CA: Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance, School of Education, Stanford University, 1982.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance, Stanford University (IFG)
Keyword(s): High School Curriculum; Schooling, Post-secondary; Vocational Education; Vocational Preparation; Wages

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This study examines whether differences in high school curricula lead to differences in labor market opportunities for persons who complete 10 to 12 years of schooling and acquire no postsecondary training. Data come from the NLSY and include detailed information on course work taken from high school transcripts. The results show no systematic advantage of one high school curriculum relative to another, although in some instances--for some students and in some areas--vocational preparation produces superior labor market effects to those produced by other curricula.
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Rumberger, Russell W. and Thomas N. Daymont. Economic Value of Academic and Vocational Training Acquired in High School. IFG Project Report 82-A23 (Box 6, Folder 3). Stanford, CA: Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance, School of Education, Stanford University, 1982..